"Army Reserve" by Pearl Jam

Army Reserve

 How long must she stand
 Before the ground, it gives way
 To an endless fall
 She can feel this
 War on her face
 The stars on her pillow
 She's folding in darkness
 Begging for slumber

 I'm not blind
 I can see it coming
 Looks like lightning
 In my child's eye

 I'm not frantic
 I can feel it coming
 Violently shakes
 My body

 Her son's slanted
 Always giving her
 The sideways eye
 The empty chair where dad sits
 How loud can silence get?
 And mom, she reassures
 To contain him
 But it's becoming a lie

 She tells herself
 And everyone else
 Father is risking
 His life for our freedoms

 I'm not blind
 I can see it coming
 Looks like lightning
 In my child's eye

 I'm not frantic
 I can feel it coming
 Darling you'll save me
 If you save yourself